Toy telephone



Oct. 12 1926.

L. G. BRINKMAN TOY TELEPHONE Filed July 21, 1924 Patented Oct. 12, 1926.

UNITED STATES LOUIS G. BRINKMAN, or" DAYTON, OHIO.

TOY TELEPHONE.

Application filed .m1 21,

This invention relates to toys and particularly to a toy telephone insimulation of a desk phone, the invention consisting especially in thefeatures of construction, whereby the toy telephone may be manufacturedeconomically.

Toy telephones of the present general type, and similar appearance arenow quite commonly manufactured and sold. In common with the typicaldesk phone such toys embody a transmitter head and mouth piece mountedupon the upper end of a post supported in a base, from which extends acord connected at its extremity to a receiver sup ported upon laterallyprojecting receiver hooks. Such toy telephones are ordinarily providedwith a bell usually of the bicycle type. In many instances the bell isactuated by the removal of the receiver from the hook and by itsreplacement. In other instances, and as shown in the present drawing,the bell is independently actuated. The particular features of thepresent invention and mode of assembly can be applied to} either form oftoy telephone whether equipped with an automatically actuated bell or anindependently operated bell.

In the present toy there is contemplated an improved method of mountingthe transmitter head comprising a coupling member stamped from sheetmetal having angular disposed tines or fingers, one of which isdownwardly directed to be driven into the upper end of the post orstandard after being passed 'thru a perforation in a metal cap piece,from which the receiver hook extends. The other tine is directedlaterally and slightly upward to receive successively the parts formingthe transmitter head and the mouthpiece, which are perforated to receivesuch tine or finger, the end of tine being riveted or flared to securethe parts in position. Such coupling member is pro-.

vided with a hole at a point alined with both tines or fingers, whichnotonly increases the resemblance to the ordinary telephone, butprovidesa convenient method of mounting the coupling member for theassembly of the transmitter head and mouth piece, and also forengagement of a driving fixture to force the coupling member into thepost or standard without marring or battering the edge of the couplingmember.

Such toy telephones are ordinarily provided with a hole in the base thruwhich subject matter hereof.

1924. Serial No. 727,386.

the receiver cord is extended andknotted. In the present instance thebaseis provided with'an indentation extending beneath the plify theconstruction and mode of assembly of'toy telephones whereby they will.be cheapened in construction capable of being more easily and quicklyassembled, will be strong and durable and unlikely to become broken orunjointed. H

With the above primary and other incidental objects in view as will morefully appear in the specification, the invention consists of thefeatures of construction the hereinafter described and set forth in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawing wherein is shown the preferred, butobviously-not necessarily the only form of embodiment of the invention,Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the assembled toy telephone forming theFig. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing the relation of the generalparts and the mode of assembly.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the mode of assembly-of thecoupling member by means of a fixture. 7

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughoutthe several views.

In constructing the toy telephone there is employed a base 1 stampedfrom sheet metal of concavo-convex form to the top of which the post orstandard 2 is secured. Adjacent to the top or crown of the'base 1 thereis provided a radially disposed grooved depression 3, extending inwardlybeneath the lower end of the post or standardQ. The end of the receivercord 4 extends within such grooved depression 3, and is clamped betweenthe base 1 and the lower end of the post or standard 2. In addi tion tobeing clamped, the cord 4:;is transfixed by a nail 5, which secures thebase 1 and post or standard 2 in assembled relation. Preferably thonotnecessarily, the top 01' crown of thebase 1 is slightly indented or mand depressed as at 6 to receive the post or standard 2.

Secured to the upper end of the post or standard 2, which is preferablyof wood, is a cap piece 7 from which projects laterally the receiverhook 8. The cap piece 7 and receiver hool; 8 are stamped integrally froma single piece of metal. The receiver 9 is detachably supported uponhooks in the usual manner.

To secure the cap piece 7 in place and to support the transmitter headand mouth piece, there is employed a coupling member 10, also stampedfrom sheet metal, having at its lower end a tine or finger 11, whiche2;- tends thru a centrally disposed sl t in the cap piece 7 and isdriven longitudinally in the upper end of the wooden post or standard 2.Extending laterally and slightly upwardly from the coupling member 10 isa second tine or finger 12, which supports the transmitter head andmouth piece. The transmitter head is. formed in two stamped sheet metalsections 13 and 1d. The member 13 is of circular box like form, over themar ginal el e of which the member 14: fits in the manner of a box lid.These members are provided with centrally disposed slots correspondingto the cross sectional area of the finger or tine 12, which extendstherethru and also thru a similar slot in the bottom of the stampedsheet metal mouth-piece 15. The transmitter head member 13 abuts againstshoulders 16 formed upon the coupling member, and the parts are held inassembled relation by staking or riveting the i .r: m ,.c H 1 end or theringer 12. he pieieiiea construction is to bii'iurcate the end of thetine or finger 12 as shown by dotted lines in l' ig. 2, the furcationsof which are bent outwardly or clenched within the interior of the mouthpiece 15, to tightly secure the parts in assembled relation. Tofacilitate the assem bly of the toy and enable the ransmitter head andmouth piece to be secured upon the finger or tine 12 and the finger ortine 11 to be driven into the post or standard 2 without battering ormutilating the coupling member 10, the coupling member is provided witha hole 17 at the intersection of the axes, of the respective guides orfingers 11 and 12. For convenience of assembly the coupling member 10 ispreferably lo cated in a fixture 18, as shown in Fig. 3, in which thecoupling member 10 is inserted within a slot 19, with the tine or finger12 projecting upwardly therefrom to receive the transmitter head partsand mouthpiece. A transverse removable pin 20 in the fixture member 18extends thru the opening 17 of the coupling member and receives thethrust of the stalling, riveting or clenching opera tion necessary tosecure the transmitter head and mouth piece in place. lVhen sopositioned in the fixture 18, the tine 11 projects beyond the slot atone end thereof and may be driven into the post or standard 2 by blowsdelivered to the opposite end 21 of the fixture. A convenient andeconomical method of assembly is to force the nail 5 securing the base 1into the post or standard 2 simultaneously with the engagement of thetine 11 in the opposite end of the post by means of an arbor press orsome similar device by which pressure may be simultaneously applied tothe fixture or holder, 18, for the coupling member 10 and to the base 1and nail 5. During such assemblying operation whether by means of apress or by hammer blows the impact or thrust neces sary to drive thetine or finger 11 into the post or standard is received within the hole17, thus protecting the margins of the coupling member 10. An alarm bellof the bicycle type shown at 22 is clamped to the standard or post 2. Inthis instance the bell is actuated independent of the receiver by meansof the thumb lever Obviously other method of operating the bell may beresorted to while utilizing the structural features and assembly methodsheretofore described.

From the above description it will be apparent that there is thusprovided adevice of the character described possessing the particularfeatures of advantage before enumerated as desirable, but whichobviously is susceptible of modification in its form, proportions,detail construction and arrangement of parts without departing from theprinciple involved or sacrificing any of its advantages.

While in order to comply with the statute the invention has beendescribed in language more or less specific as to structural features,it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specificdetails shown, but that the means and construction herein disclosedcomprises the preferred form of several modes of putting the inventioninto effect and the invention is, therefore, claimed in any of its formsor modifications within the legitimate and valid scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, I elai1n:

1. A toy telephone including a base supporting a post which in turncarries a transmitter head and mouth piece, characterized by a couplingmember for the transmitter head and post comprising a single integralpiece stamped from sheet metal possessing angularly disposed tines oneof which is driven into the top of the post, the other of which projectsthru the transmitter head and mouth piece and is upset at its ex 'emitvto secure such parts in position.

2. A toy telephone including a base suppor ing a post which in turncarries a transmitter head and mouth piece, characterized by a couplingmember for the transmitter head and post comprising two integrallyunited angular-1y disposed tines, one of which penetrates thetransmitter head and mouth piece and is secured by riveting, the otherof which is driven into the end of the post.

8. A toy telephone including a base, supporting a post which in turncarries a transmitter head and mouth piece, characterized by a couplingmember for the transmitter head and post comprising a single integralmember extended to form angular-1y disposed tines, the member beingshouldered adjacent to the tines, and ahole in said member at theintersection of the longitudinal axes of the tines, the transmitter headand mouth piece being mounted upon one of the tines and secured thereonby riveting, the other tine being driven into the end of the post.

4:. A coupling piece for the transmitter head and supporting post of toytelephones comprising a single member having integral tines projectingin angnlarly disposed relation therefrom, the head being shouldcredadjacent to said tines, one of the tines being for engagement with thetransmitter head and the other tine for engagement with the supportingpost.

5. A coupling piece for the transmitter head and supporting post of toytelephones comprising a single member having integral tines projectingin angularly dis )OSGtl relation therefrom, said member having therein ahole at the intersection of the axes of said tines.

6. A coupling piece for the transmitter head and supporting post of toytelephones comprising a single member having integral tines projectingin angularly disposed re lation therefrom, and means for engaging anabutment fixture therewith in position common to both tin-es for use inengaging one of said tines with the transmitter head and the other tinewith the post.

7. A toy telephone including a base, supporting a post, which in turncarries a transmitter head and mouth piece, characterized by a metalliccap surmounting the post, a bifurcated arm integral with said capforming a receiver hook, said cap being centrally perforated, and acoupling member to which the transmitter head is secured having a tineprojected thru the perforation of the cap and driven into the upper endof the post.

8. A toy telephone wherein a base supports a post carrying a transmitterhead and a support hook for a telephone receiver, characterized by anindentation radially disposed in the top of the base and extendingbeneath the post and a telephone receiver cord extending within saidindentation and clamped between the post and base.

9. A toy telephone wherein a base supports a post carrying a transmitterhead and a support hook, for a telephone receiver, characterized by atelephone receiver cord, the end of which is interposed between the baseand the post and a retaining member common to said base, post and cordextenl ing thru the base and interposed cord into the post.

10. A toy telephone wherein a base sup ports a post carrying atransmitter head and a support hook, for a. telephone receiver, meansfor interconnecting the base and post characterized by a telephonereceiver cord the end of which is interposed between the base and thepost said interconnecting means clamping the telephone cord in suchrelation.

11. A base for a toy telephone comprising a concave convex sheet metaldisc having a central perforation to receive a retaining member andfurther having aradially disposed grooved depression in its convex facein proximity to the central perforation.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 8 day of July A.D. 192

' LOUIS Gr. BRINKMAN;

